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Informist, Monday, Jul. 28, 2025

MUMBAI – Prices of chana are likely to move in a range over a short term and stay at the higher end of the range amid strong festival demand and availability of yellow peas, the India Pulses and Grains Association said in its weekly report on Monday. Prices of tur are expected to firm up on steady demand, while prices of urad are also likely to rise in the near term due to a fall in imports and arrivals, the association said.

Chana prices are likely to fluctuate at the upper levels of the range, the association said. Low inventories with millers and retailers, a rise in festival demand, and a fall in stocks of imports due to higher consumption will support prices, it said. However, farmers and stockists currently hold a good amount of chana stocks, while the government holds sufficient buffer stocks in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and some centres of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, it said. The availability of yellow peas, along with the new shipment of the legume expected in August and September, may limit a sharp rise in prices, it said.

Chana prices rose in the week ended Saturday on higher demand for chana dal and besan, the association said. In the week ended Saturday, prices of chana in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, rose by INR 150 from the previous week to INR 6,400-INR 6,450 per 100 kg, according to the association.

Prices of tur are likely to rise as demand is expected to pick up from this week, the association said. Steady demand from millers amid low arrivals of the domestic crop and a delay in shipments of African tur till September could support prices, it said. However, a steep rise in prices is unlikely due to the availability of Myanmar tur stocks. The market is monitoring the progress of kharif tur sowing and the weather to track short-term price changes, it said.

Prices of tur were mixed in the week ended Saturday amid substantial stocks with farmers and stockists, weak consumer demand, and rise in import rates, the association said. In the week ended Saturday, tur prices in Akola, Maharashtra, fell by INR 25 from the previous week to INR 6,875–INR 6,900 per 100 kg. Prices of imported tur in Delhi rose by INR 50 from last week to INR 6,725 per 100 kg.

Urad prices are expected to rise in the near term due to a rise in demand for festivals, the association said. Imports from Myanmar are also likely to fall further in August, supporting prices. The market is keeping an eye on the sowing progress of the kharif urad crop. As of Jul. 18, urad acreage fell nearly 13% on year to 1.45 million hectares, data from the agriculture ministry showed. The risk of crop damage due to heavy rainfall in key sowing regions could also support prices, it said. 

Prices of urad rose in the week ended Saturday on steady demand and low imports, the association said. In the week ended Saturday, prices of urad in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, rose by INR 150 from the previous week to INR 7,250 per 10 kg. End

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

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